A 14-year-old minor has been captured by investigators from the New York Police Department (NYPD) in connection to a shooting at the Mount Eden Avenue subway station in the Bronx. The incident resulted in the death of a Mexican immigrant and left five others injured, authorities reported.
The teenager, who remains unidentified due to his age, was charged with murder, attempted murder, and criminal possession of a weapon following the gang-related shooting on Feb. 12 at the MT Eden station on line #4. He was also injured during the incident and is scheduled to be processed as a juvenile delinquent next Monday, according to police sources familiar with the case.
Earlier, 16-year-old Langel Jones was detained and is currently held without bail on murder charges in relation to the shooting. Jones, charged as an adult, was accompanied by a 15-year-old boy at the time of the incident, who is currently being sought by police.
Jones and the missing 15-year-old are reported to be members of the Block D gang, as confirmed by NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny. The altercation took place when the two encountered the 14-year-old, a member of the Burnside gang, during their commute on the train. The youngest among them was involved in a previous gang-related shooting on Jan. 15 against the D Block gang.
During the incident at the subway station, the three teenagers engaged in a shootout from different ends of the train before fleeing towards the platform. The investigation is ongoing as authorities work to locate the third suspect involved in the shooting.
For further details, readers can find the full report in El Diario NY.